The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, September 15, 2046
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:34 PM
7:34 AM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 14.9 days
- Distance
- 406,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1530
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Sep 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 184.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -42.3° / 326.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 43m / 2.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 357.23° / 4.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.02° / -4.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -3.66° / -1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 22.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.